EP0665544A3 - Disc loading apparatus. - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0665544A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: loading apparatus; disc loading; disc; loading
Prior art date: 1992-03-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP95104582A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0665544A2 (en

EP0665544B1 (en

Inventor

Akira Tanaka

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sony Corp

Original Assignee

Sony Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1992-03-19

Filing date

1993-03-16

Publication date

1995-10-25

1993-03-16 Application filed by Sony Corp filed Critical Sony Corp

1995-08-02 Publication of EP0665544A2 publication Critical patent/EP0665544A2/en

1995-10-25 Publication of EP0665544A3 publication Critical patent/EP0665544A3/en

1998-06-24 Application granted granted Critical

1998-06-24 Publication of EP0665544B1 publication Critical patent/EP0665544B1/en

2013-03-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
- G11B17/02—Details
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
- G11B17/02—Details
- G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
- G11B17/05—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
- G11B17/053—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means
- G11B17/056—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means with sliding loading means
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
- G11B17/02—Details
- G11B17/022—Positioning or locking of single discs
- G11B17/028—Positioning or locking of single discs of discs rotating during transducing operation
- G11B17/035—Positioning by moving the loading station
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
- G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
- G11B33/08—Insulation or absorption of undesired vibrations or sounds

EP95104582A 1992-03-19 1993-03-16 Disc loading apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0665544B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP4093825A JP3070791B2 (en)	1992-03-19	1992-03-19	Disk loading device and disk device
JP93825/92		1992-03-19
EP93104274A EP0561350B1 (en)	1992-03-19	1993-03-16	Disk loading apparatus

Related Parent Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93104274A Division EP0561350B1 (en)	1992-03-19	1993-03-16	Disk loading apparatus
EP93104274.1 Division		1993-03-16

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0665544A2 EP0665544A2 (en)	1995-08-02
EP0665544A3 true EP0665544A3 (en)	1995-10-25
EP0665544B1 EP0665544B1 (en)	1998-06-24

Family

ID=14093177

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95104582A Expired - Lifetime EP0665544B1 (en)	1992-03-19	1993-03-16	Disc loading apparatus
EP93104274A Expired - Lifetime EP0561350B1 (en)	1992-03-19	1993-03-16	Disk loading apparatus

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93104274A Expired - Lifetime EP0561350B1 (en)	1992-03-19	1993-03-16	Disk loading apparatus

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP0665544B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP3070791B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR100275359B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE69319350T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US6222817B1 (en)	1993-12-24	2001-04-24	Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.	Disk apparatus having a dust proof construction
CN1085375C (en) *	1994-11-18	2002-05-22	索尼公司	Loading apparatus of memory medium and recording and/or reproduction apparatus
KR100224820B1 (en) *	1995-12-15	1999-10-15	윤종용	Damper for an optical disk drive
JPH1031854A (en) *	1996-07-18	1998-02-03	Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd	Disk device
JP3001824B2 (en) *	1997-02-19	2000-01-24	株式会社東芝	Disc playback device
JP3568124B2 (en) *	2001-03-21	2004-09-22	船井電機株式会社	Disk drive
US7216353B2 (en)	2001-03-28	2007-05-08	Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	Disk-loading apparatus
KR100582951B1 (en) *	2004-07-28	2006-05-25	삼성전자주식회사	Vibration preventing device and optical disc drive having the same
JP3937353B2 (en)	2005-01-14	2007-06-27	船井電機株式会社	Disk unit

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4561085A (en) *	1983-09-30	1985-12-24	Pioneer Electronic Corporation	Front loading disc player
EP0216442A2 (en) *	1985-09-19	1987-04-01	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	Disk drive apparatus
DE3835210A1 (en) *	1987-11-05	1989-05-24	Mitsubishi Electric Corp	Locking mechanism for the cover panel of a disc player
GB2227594A (en) *	1988-11-14	1990-08-01	Seagate Technology	Compact disc insertion and election system
EP0416797A2 (en) *	1989-08-31	1991-03-13	Sony Corporation	Loading apparatus for a disc-shaped record medium
FR2653259A1 (en) *	1989-10-16	1991-04-19	Alpine Electronics Inc	DISC LOADING DEVICE FOR DISC PLAYER.

1992
- 1992-03-19 JP JP4093825A patent/JP3070791B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1993
- 1993-03-12 KR KR1019930003714A patent/KR100275359B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1993-03-16 EP EP95104582A patent/EP0665544B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-03-16 DE DE69319350T patent/DE69319350T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-03-16 DE DE69318749T patent/DE69318749T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-03-16 EP EP93104274A patent/EP0561350B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4561085A (en) *	1983-09-30	1985-12-24	Pioneer Electronic Corporation	Front loading disc player
EP0216442A2 (en) *	1985-09-19	1987-04-01	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	Disk drive apparatus
DE3835210A1 (en) *	1987-11-05	1989-05-24	Mitsubishi Electric Corp	Locking mechanism for the cover panel of a disc player
GB2227594A (en) *	1988-11-14	1990-08-01	Seagate Technology	Compact disc insertion and election system
EP0416797A2 (en) *	1989-08-31	1991-03-13	Sony Corporation	Loading apparatus for a disc-shaped record medium
FR2653259A1 (en) *	1989-10-16	1991-04-19	Alpine Electronics Inc	DISC LOADING DEVICE FOR DISC PLAYER.

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0665544A2 (en)	1995-08-02
DE69318749T2 (en)	1998-09-24
DE69319350D1 (en)	1998-07-30
JP3070791B2 (en)	2000-07-31
EP0561350B1 (en)	1998-05-27
KR100275359B1 (en)	2000-12-15
DE69318749D1 (en)	1998-07-02
JPH05266562A (en)	1993-10-15
DE69319350T2 (en)	1998-10-29
KR930020397A (en)	1993-10-19
EP0561350A3 (en)	1994-02-02
EP0665544B1 (en)	1998-06-24
EP0561350A2 (en)	1993-09-22

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0570922A3 (en)	1995-06-21	Reproducing apparatus.
EP0571227A3 (en)	1995-02-15	Disc cartridge loading apparatus.
EP0630004A3 (en)	1995-06-21	Disc reproducing apparatus.
EP0600737A3 (en)	1994-09-07	Disc device.
EP0516496A3 (en)	1993-06-09	Disc loading apparatus
EP0612067A3 (en)	1995-01-18	Optical disc recording apparatus.
EP0667226A3 (en)	1996-03-13	Tube loading apparatus.
GB2278488B (en)	1997-01-22	Disk loading mechanism
EP0576253A3 (en)	1994-08-17	Disc loading device
GB2332084B (en)	2000-05-10	Disc loading apparatus
EP0644539A3 (en)	1995-06-07	Disc apparatus.
EP0607861A3 (en)	1995-09-20	Disk reproducing apparatus.
EP0571221A3 (en)	1995-10-25	Disc recording apparatus
GB2280536B (en)	1997-08-13	Disk loading/unloading apparatus
EP0628963A3 (en)	1995-04-12	Disc reproduction apparatus.
EP0632641A3 (en)	1995-02-22	Recording apparatus.
EP0632451A3 (en)	1997-06-25	Disc reproducing apparatus.
EP0528420A3 (en)	1993-10-27	Disk loading system
EP0661165A3 (en)	1996-05-15	Recording apparatus.
EP0665544A3 (en)	1995-10-25	Disc loading apparatus.
EP0589710A3 (en)	1995-01-04	Stencil-producing apparatus.
EP0579172A3 (en)	1996-05-22	Disc cartridge loading device
EP0587388A3 (en)	1995-12-13	Disc recording apparatus
EP0637021A3 (en)	1995-09-06	Cassette loading device.
EP0684603A3 (en)	1996-05-15	Disk apparatus.

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